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Now to my recent crochet project and its pattern.
This Spider Stitch Shawl looks prettier in reality
than in the pictures. I used Vanna’s Glamour yarn by Lion Brand, which has
metallic polyester thread added. The shawl indeed looks glamorous. But the
pictures don’t do it justice and show it rather as boringly grey.
Now let me tell you how I made this shawl. There
were four steps:
First, I crocheted the triangle using spider
stitch.
Then, I made edging along two shorter sides of the
triangle.
Next, I crocheted one round of single crochets
around all three sides.
And finally, I added fringe (which was the most
boring part).
As I was crocheting, I took detailed notes, so I
could write the pattern. I didn’t have difficulty with the spider stitch, but I
did have some trouble writing the pattern for the edging and especially the
final round of single crochets.
As you can see from the pictures, the edging itself
is not elaborate; it’s just four rows of simple mesh. And what’s too difficult
about making a round or single crochets?
But I did have trouble writing down
how to make the spacing between the stitches even, especially along the longest
side of the triangle. I apologize if that part of the pattern is not very
clear.
But as I said, the edging is simple and perhaps
you can make it without the pattern. Or, perhaps, you can come up with your
own, fancier edging.
You are welcome to use my pattern to make shawls
for personal use or for sale. But if someone asks you about the pattern, please
refer them to my blog. Thank you!
Size:
62 inches wide, 35 inches long (not including fringe)
Materials:
Vanna’s Glamour by Lion Brand, Color 150 Platinum,
7 balls
US size E/4 (3.50mm) hook
Row1: Ch 4, 2 dc in fourth ch from hook. Ch 3,
turn.
Row 2: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 4, 3 dc into
last dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 3: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 6, 3 dc into
last dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 4: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 8, 3 dc into
last dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 5: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 4, skip 1 dc,
3 dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in ch-4 space grabbing all three chains of previous
rows, ch 2, 3 dc in next dc, ch 4, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 6: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 6, skip next
4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, 3 dc into next dc, ch 6, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3,
turn.
Row 7: 2 dc into first st of row, ch 8, 3 dc into
ch-1 space, ch 8, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 8: 2 dc into first st of row, *ch 4, skip 1
dc, 3 dc into next dc, ch 2, sc into ch-4 space grabbing all three chains or
previous rows, ch 2, 3 dc in next dc* 2 times, ch 4, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3,
turn.
Row 9: 2 dc into first st of row, *ch 6, skip next
4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 1, 3 dc into next dc* 2 times, ch 6, 3 dc into last
dc. Ch 3, turn.
Row 10: 2 dc into first st of row, *ch 8, 3 dc into
ch-1 space* 2 times, ch 8, 3 dc into last dc. Ch 3, turn.
Repeat Rows 8 through 10 increasing executing
instructions from * to * by one.
For example, in the rows 11, 12, and 13 you will
need to execute instructions from * to * three time. In the rows 14, 15, and
16, you will need to execute these instructions four times. And so on.
Continue crocheting your triangle until you have
90 rows in total.
Row 91: 2 dc into first st of row, *ch 4, sc into
ch-4 space grabbing 2 chains of previous rows, ch 4, 3 dc into ch-1 space* 29
times, ch 4, sc into ch-4 space grabbing 2 chains of previous rows, ch 4, 3 dc
in last dc.
Don’t make turning ch 3 in the last row.
Edging:
Continue crocheting along the shorter sides of the
triangle.
Row 1: Ch 4, dc in same space, *ch 2, dc* in end
of each row across; (dc, ch 5, dc) all in corner space; *ch 2, dc* in end of
each row across. Make (ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc) all in the end of last row. Ch 5,
turn.
Row 2: Dc in next dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc*
across; (ch 2, dc, ch 5, dc) all in third ch of corner ch-5; *ch 2, dc in next
dc* across. Ch 4, turn.
Row 3: dc in same space, *ch 2, dc in next dc*
across; (ch 2, dc, ch 5, dc) all in third ch of corner ch-5; *ch2, dc in next
dc* across; (ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc) all in the last stitch. Ch 5, turn.
Row 4 same as Row 2, but don’t make turning ch 4
at the end of the row.
Now we are going to make one round of single
crochets at the perimeter of the entire triangle (this is the part I warned you
about in the beginning of this post).
Ch 1, turn.
2 sc in next ch-2 space across; 4 sc into corner
space, 2 sc in next ch-2 space across; 4 sc into next corner space. Continue
crocheting along the longest side of the triangle: *2 dc in next space* three
times (those were the spaces of the three rows of the edging).
Now continue crocheting into the last row of the
spider stitch pattern. *Skip next dc, sc in next space, 3 sc in next ch-4
space, 3 sc in next ch-4 space* across. Skip next dc, sc in next space.
*2 dc in next space* four times (the spaces of
four rows of the edging). Sl st to join. Fasten off.
Fringe:
If you have never made fringe before, I recommend
you check out Youtube for some related videos first.
Cut yarn into strands 18 inches long.
Stretch your shawl on a surface the wrong side up.
Take three strands of yarns at a time and make fringe in corner space and into
every other ch-2 space of the edging. Then
tie the fringe into knots as shown in the picture below.
Trim the ends if needed.
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